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1986 studio album by Frank Morgan Quartet
Lament
Studio album by Frank Morgan Quartet
Released1986
RecordedApril 21 & 22, 1986
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length43:16
LabelContemporary
C-14021
ProducerRichard Bock
Frank Morgan chronology
Easy Living
(1985)
Lament
(1986)
Double Image
(1987)

Lament is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

The review by Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "Frank Morgan's comeback (he had gone 30 years between recordings) was a major story in the mid-1980s ... The music is high-quality bop, with Morgan shedding much of his Charlie Parker influence to display his own distinctive sound". In The New York Times, Robert Palmer wrote: "Mr. Morgan's new album Lament lets us know how much we've been missing. ... he plays with burning conviction, and with a fluidity that can be positively dazzling. The six tunes are well-chosen. ... Overall, this is a more impressive album than last year's very fine Easy Living. It seems that at age 53, Frank Morgan's time has finally come".

Track listing

  1. "Ceora" (Lee Morgan) – 7:34
  2. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 6:05
  3. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) – 7:56
  4. "Ana Maria" (Wayne Shorter) – 6:57
  5. "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) – 9:17
  6. "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) – 5:17
  7. "Thank You Blues" (Frank Morgan) – 8:08 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

Performance

Production

References

  1. Frank Morgan discography accessed December 18, 2018
  2. Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed December 18, 2018
  3. Contemporary Records Catalog: 14000 series accessed December 18, 2018
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott. Frank Morgan: Lament – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  5. Palmer, R. The Pop Life; New Album, New Life for Frank Morgan at 53, NY Times, accessed December 18, 2018
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